Female urine strainers and samplers

Active Publication Date: 2018-10-25
LYON TIMOTHY L
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The present invention includes both urine strainers and samplers that are particularly useful for gathering kidney stones and conducting laboratory analysis to prevent recurring kidney stone formation. The invention also includes disposable urine samplers that help prevent accidental urination on the hands or fingers of the user during the urine sampling process. These devices are especially designed for female patients, but male patients may also use them. The universal design of the invention makes it advantageous over conventional strainers and samplers that are available in the market to date, which are often only convenient for males.

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Individuals who have excess metabolic by-products in insufficient fluid (urine) are particularly prone to kidney stone formation.
If they stay in the kidney very long, the crystals gradually grow larger and larger until they become a kidney stone so large that it cannot pass comfortably through the urinary tract.
Although urine composition provides information on the possible composition of a patient's stone, this is not perfectly predictive of the stone type and, at times, can be misleading.
However, such conventional urine strainers tend to be much easier for male patients than female patients.
Merely obtaining a urine sample also presents difficulties for women for similar reasons.

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[0033]Embodiments of the present invention include a disposable urine strainer, a bowl strainer and a hand-held strainer, all of which are particularly useful for gathering kidney stones passed in urine that are intended for laboratory analysis to further guide clinical treatment to prevent recurrent kidney stone formation. An embodiment of a disposable urine sampler is also disclosed. The embodiments of urine strainers and samplers disclosed herein are particularly adapted for use by female patients, but may also be used by male patients.

[0034]FIGS. 1A-1E are perspective, side, top, front and cross-sectional views, respectively, of an embodiment of a urinary bowl strainer 100, according to the present invention. Bowl strainer 100 may be configured for use with any standard toilet (not shown). More particularly, the embodiment of a bowl strainer 100 is configured for placement between the toilet bowl and toilet seat (neither shown). Bowl strainer 100 is ideal for use at home where t...

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Abstract

The present invention includes strainers used to gather solids from voided urine. Embodiments include urinary bowl strainers, hand-held strainers and disposable hand-held urine strainers, all of which are particularly useful for gathering kidney stones passed in urine that are intended for verification of passing said kidney stones, and for laboratory analysis which may be used to guide clinical treatment to prevent recurrent kidney stone formation. Embodiments of disposable urine samplers are also disclosed. The embodiments of urine strainers and samplers disclosed herein are particularly adapted for use by female patients, though male patients may also use the devices.

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE[0001]A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0002]This US non-provisional utility patent application claims benefit and priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 62 / 489,251 filed on Apr. 24, 2017, titled “FEMALE URINE STRAINER”, the contents of which are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein for all purposes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to urine strainers used by patients with kidney stones and urine samplers. More particularly, this invention relates to urine strainers designed for the unique physical needs of fema...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B10/00B01D29/13
CPCA61B10/007B01D29/13
InventorLYON, TIMOTHY L.LYON, BRENDA
OwnerLYON TIMOTHY L